Leicester Comedy Festival is one of the county’s longest running arts festivals - and celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018.

The festival includes more than 800 events, which take place in venues across Leicestershire.

But organisers are asking for your help - by answering the simple questions below.

Some of the biggest names in comedy perform at Leicester Comedy Festival each year, together with a growing number of special events and emerging comedians who perform at the festival to help develop their careers.

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One of the highlights of the annual event is the industry-recognised Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition - which has helped launch the careers of comedians including Johnny Vegas, Jason Manford, Rhod Gilbert and Romesh Ranganathan.

The Mercury has supported the festival since the very beginning, featuring the festival in the paper, publishing reviews, and giving our readers the latest news about the event.

And, with the festival organisers currently planning the anniversary event, they have asked if readers could answer these four simple questions: